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+The [[XorgFoundation|X.Org Foundation]] is holding elections for the [[BoardOfDirectors|Board of Directors]].

+The [[BoardOfDirectors/Elections|Elections]] overview page describes the voting methods and process.

+[[Membership|Members]] may vote by logging in to the web app on https://members.x.org/

+

+For the 2013 elections, the regular 4 seats are open for 2 year terms.

+

+<<TableOfContents>>

+

+== Election Dates ==

+ * '''Nomination period opens:'''  [[http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=2&day=11&year=2013&hour=1&min=0&sec=0&p1=0|Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, 00:00 UTC]]

+ * '''Nomination period closes:''' [[http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=3&day=10&year=2013&hour=30&min=59&sec=0&p1=0|Sunday, Mar. 10, 2013, 23:59 UTC]] (extended due to mis-emailing)

+ * '''Deadline for X.org membership application and renewals:'''  [[http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=3&day=15&year=2013&hour=23&min=59&sec=0&p1=0|Friday, Mar. 15, 2013, 23:59 UTC]]

+ * '''Publication of candidates, Candidate Q&A begins:'''  [[http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=3&day=11&year=2013&hour=12&min=0&sec=0&p1=0|Monday, Mar. 11, 2013]]

+ * '''Election period opens:''' [[http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=3&day=18&year=2013&hour=0&min=0&sec=0&p1=0|Monday, Mar. 18, 2013, 00:00 UTC]]

+ * '''Election period closes:''' [[http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=4&day=7&year=2013&hour=23&min=59&sec=0&p1=0|Sunday, Apr. 7, 2013, 23:59 UTC]]

+

+== Candidates ==

+

+=== Alan Coopersmith  ===

+

+I am running for re-election to the X.Org Foundation Board, having

+served as a member for the past four years, including two years as

+a secretary.

+

+The role of the X.Org Board is to manage the resources of the

+foundation and use them to support the developers, both current and

+new.  Travel sponsorships for developers and Summer of Code students

+to come to X.Org conferences have worked well, as did last year's EVoC

+program for student mentorship, so the board now needs to begin work on

+finding ways to replenish its funds so it can continue to fund these

+programs.

+

+I am glad to have been able to serve the X.Org membership over these

+past four years, and am willing to continue to serve, should you choose

+to elect me.

+

+=== Bart Massey  ===

+

+I am honored to be serving as Secretary of the X.Org

+Foundation Board, and would feel privileged to do so again

+if once again elected and chosen by the Board.

+

+Over the last few years, I have helped to start efforts to

+encourage student developers (Endless Vacation of Code) and

+to produce documentation for new developers (Book

+Sprints). I have also helped to recruit new developers and

+Board Members, and helped a bit with the effort to get

+501(c)3 US Nonprofit status for the Foundation. This year, I

+will be hosting the 2013 X.Org Developers Conference at my

+home institution, Portland State University.

+

+If elected, I will continue to help to address key X.Org

+issues: fix the X.org web infrastructure and documentation;

+stabilize the Foundation's finances at a sustainable level;

+assure that the Foundation has broad impact across the X

+ecosystem, including such projects as Mesa and Wayland; and

+regularize the Bylaws and operations of the Foundation

+consistent with current practice and IRS requirements.

+

+The mission of the Foundation is to support and sustain X

+and X-related development. I would be honored to be able

+to continue to help support this mission.

+

+=== Martin Peres  ===

+

+I introduced myself to the X.org community because I wanted to make my radeon card work. After sticking to the proprietary driver for a bit,

+I checked out radeon and fell in love with open graphics-driver development. However, the lack of communication and documentation was daunting

+and I didn't feel like I could be of any help. After a year or so, I finally got involved but I feel like it took me around 1.5 years to

+really get up to speed.

+

+Knowing how hard it is to get involved, I've been trying to lower the entry barrier by communicating towards potential new comers through

+presentations about the graphics stack at my university or user-oriented Linux conferences. I also try to improve communication around

+the Nouveau project towards both the end-users and developers of other components. I have also been involved in the EVoC program as

+a mentor and I am willing to keep on being one.

+

+I have been in contact with the board of directors mostly because of the EVoC program and have been following (silently) most of their

+meetings on IRC. If elected, I will work harder on documentation and getting new talents to X.org. 

+

+

+=== Peter Hutterer  ===

+

+Current affiliation:

+Red Hat

+

+Statement of contribution:

+XServer input maintainer, maintainer for most of the input drivers including evdev and synaptics. Co-maintainer for the out-of-tree wacom driver.

+

+Personal Statement:

+I got involved with X.Org during around 6 years ago. I've focused on the input subsystem, adding the odd feature here and there (device properties, MPX, multitouch) and maintaining the various drivers. Now I spend most of my time on maintenance. Despite the buzz around newer technologies, X will stay with us for a long time yet, and the developers will likely be involved with multiple projects.  As a member of the board I will aim to ensure that the developers have the full support of the Foundation across the multiple communities. 

+

+

+=== Stuart Kreitman  ===

+

+Current Affiliation

+Oracle

+

+Statement of Contribution

+Xorg promoter to the Open Solaris community, hacker, DevConf organizer, board member for several terms. Most recently liasoned with SFLC to complete the application for 501(c)3 status, Treasurer.

+

+Personal Statement

+As current treasurer and former board member of X.org, I am thankful to be considered for re-election to the board.  I generally attend the bimonthly board meetings already, so this added role would allow us to reach a quorum more often, which would expedite business.

+My technical life has included Xorg maintenance and advocacy within my organization and user community (Sun, now Oracle), and occasionally committing resources from that organization for the benefit of the Xorg community.